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Cover of "Legislator Use of Communication Technology" featuring Uncle Sam's hand holding a hashtag


Legislator Use of Communication Technology
The Critical Frequency Theory of Policy System Stability
Joe West

Political use of communication technology is rapidly changing the nature of politics; one need look no further than United States President Donald ...


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And So We Die, Having First Slept
Jennifer Spiegel

"And So We Die, Having First Slept" is a novel about marriage. Brett is older than Cash by a decade; both are world-weary — one from negotiating ...


Title page of "A Dream" featuring a drawing of a city seen though a gate Kelly Houle
Illustrated by: Kelly M. Houle


A Dream
Selected Poems
Abramek Koplowicz
Translated by Malgorzata Koraszewska, Sarah Lawson

Abramek Koplowicz was born in Lodz, Poland, on Feb. 18, 1930. He had attended elementary school for only two years when he and his ...


Films From the Future


Films from the Future
The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies
Andrew Maynard

Learn how movies reveal the future of technology.

Science, technology and society: In "Films from the Future," former physicist Andrew ...




The Ramblings of a Small-Town What's-His-Name
C.K. Conners

Yet another responsibility has passed from the Author's plate onto mine: I am charged with writing the synopsis. As this is not a novel, a single ...


Style & Story by Stephen J. Pyne


Style and Story
A Guide to Literary Methods in Writing Nonfiction
Stephen J. Pyne

There are two basic rules for writing nonfiction, says historian and award-­winning author Stephen J. Pyne. Rule 1: You can’t make stuff up. Rule ...


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Thinking about Movies
Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, 4th edition
Peter Lehman

"Thinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, 4th Edition" is a thorough overview of movie analysis designed to enlighten both students ...


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Atlas of Men
David Sklar

Dr. Robert Thames is an infectious disease specialist who travels the world in search of new antibiotics. Just as he learns his job is about to be ...

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